Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-112

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 4:10 PM–4:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-112 on Tape 40StartThursday, June 14, 1973 at 4:10 PMEndThursday, June 14, 1973 at 4:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate this communication with his staff. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-112

Date: June 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 446-4]

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

  • 040-110 3:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:46 pm.
  • 040-111 3:58 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 446-003 3:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 446-004 4:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 040-113 4:12 PM · 20 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 446-005 4:12 PM · 17 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 446-006 4:15 PM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 040-114 4:31 PM · 15 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-112, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-112 (accessed October 12, 2026).